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4 Daniel Spiess 9 11
5 Carrie Beaudette 22
6 Sarah Brodkorb 25 26
7 Michael Brodkorb 37 41
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2 But she does say that she left messages on Wednesday and
3 Thursday with you, Mr. Hansen, telling you that she would be
4 out of town.
18 Department, and --
23 staff.
25 information?
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2 provided phone calls to Eagan PD, Roger New, Chief Roger New
7 preliminary audio.
9 means.
12 at the time.
14 those?
22 the past.
24 care about the police reports? This has to do with down the
2 the exact information that was provided and what was stated.
21 anything.
25 commotion.
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4 to be continued indefinitely.
8 here --
13 will do it then.
22 end.
6 sitting to my right.
10 chose?
14 you may call your -- how many witnesses you going to have?
17 pieces of evidence.
23 Daniel Spiess,
3 Spiess, S-p-i-e-s-s.
6 DIRECT EXAMINATION
7 BY MR. HANSEN:
12 A. I did.
14 witness?
17 exhibit.
19 purposes.
20 BY MR. Hansen:
3 A. I did.
6 Q. Who did Ms. Ristau say she sent the picture to?
8 Beaudette.
9 Q. And did she say -- did you talk to Ms. Beaudette about who
11 A. Yes, I did.
18 Rule 11.01.
3 CROSS-EXAMINATION
4 BY THE RESPONDENT:
9 out loud.
11 Q. Yes.
21 Q. Okay.
23 follow-up necessary."
8 BY THE RESPONDENT:
9 Q. Okay.
16 search warrant.
22 sustained.
23 BY THE RESPONDENT:
25 back on the 13th you didn't know that it was a false police
Daniel Spiess - Cross 13
1 report, because you said you spoke with Deputy Wayne from
5 did you continue to investigate when you knew that there was
10 that question.
12 the question?
13 BY THE RESPONDENT:
25 Q. Uh-huh.
Daniel Spiess - Cross 14
3 Q. Right.
5 Q. Okay. But you determined back on the week of the 13th that
7 posting on that?
9 other two people, and then you have the Twitter account. So
11 mean the matter was still not criminal, but I was not able
13 Q. Okay. You said that Michael sent you an email advising you
16 as Lea Dannewitz from the woman who took the photo. Did
19 A. No.
23 scope of direct.
5 here.
8 previous transcripts.
19 BY THE RESPONDENT:
23 those?
1 conversation.
2 Q. Okay. Can you tell me why that you wouldn't fall back on
11 BY THE RESPONDENT:
23 BY THE RESPONDENT:
5 BY THE RESPONDENT:
7 that be?
21 did not believe that they needed to be put in the case file
23 BY THE RESPONDENT:
3 BY THE RESPONDENT:
15 Twitter page.
17 A. Sorry?
19 A. I was informed that Ms. Beaudette had not only sent the
25 a legal conclusion.
Daniel Spiess - Cross 19
2 the question.
5 BY THE RESPONDENT:
10 pursuing or stalking?
18 witness.
22 BY MR. HANSEN:
25 A. As I sit right here right now, no, I do not have any further
Daniel Spiess - Cross 20
1 leads.
6 witness.
9 anything.
17 Evavold?
21 BY THE RESPONDENT:
24 Q. Right.
3 wasn't any, no, that wasn't me. They didn't deny anything.
4 They just told me what they said. Yes, I took the picture,
6 report.
8 interesting.
10 questions.
22 testified that it's not. And I still have not received the
25 stand.
Carrie Beaudette - Direct 22
7 stand and take the Fifth Amendment, you have every right to
8 do that.
11 Carrie Beaudette,
16 B-e-a-u-d-e-t-t-e.
19 DIRECT EXAMINATION
20 BY MR. Hansen:
1 to incriminate herself.
2 BY MR. HANSEN:
23 Ms. Beaudette?
8 she doesn't, then I'll receive it. And that testimony was
12 involving her?
14 give it to me once you've got the stickies off it. You can
24 to go.
2 Sarah Brodkorb,
10 DIRECT EXAMINATION
11 BY MR. HANSEN:
14 A. Yes.
8 follow the letter of the law. And I'm scared for myself and
10 private.
12 media?
13 A. No.
18 of Ms. --
21 CROSS-EXAMINATION
22 BY MR. HANSEN:
1 Brodkorb, please.
5 BY THE RESPONDENT:
10 with the name of Jane Johnson. The photo was of Sarah and
12 Sarah nor her daughter appeared to know the photo was taken.
18 about?
19 Q. About you said you guys didn't even know anything had taken
20 place that day, that the photo had been taken, and then
24 Q. Okay.
25 A. I was not aware the photo was being taken, but there was a
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5 that night?
6 A. Which statement?
7 Q. That there was a commotion and you knew things were going
8 on.
9 A. Yes, I did.
17 A. No.
19 of conversation.
21 Ms. Evavold.
25 BY THE RESPONDENT:
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1 Q. That's why I would question, you know, if you knew for sure
5 were you a public figure when you did the press release on
6 your husband after the DUI and the crashing into the bridge?
7 A. No.
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16 BY THE RESPONDENT:
19 A. What --
23 no relevance here.
3 BY THE RESPONDENT:
4 Q. Okay. Wasn't the public spotlight on you when you filed the
8 about.
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11 Q. Yeah, the police report that was filed against Diane Ristau,
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21 BY THE RESPONDENT:
1 figure.
3 BY THE RESPONDENT:
4 Q. How about when your husband was having an affair with Amy
5 Koch?
8 BY THE RESPONDENT:
11 at the camera?
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21 coming from?
22 A. Depends.
5 A. No.
9 this?
13 HIPAA laws.
21 been sustained.
24 BY THE RESPONDENT:
7 question.
8 BY THE RESPONDENT:
14 THE COURT: I'm not quite sure how you think she's
16 BY THE RESPONDENT:
17 Q. Well, I'm saying how would it be any different that you have
25 conclusion.
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3 BY THE RESPONDENT:
10 BY THE RESPONDENT:
14 Overruled.
19 occurred.
20 BY THE RESPONDENT:
22 photo?
1 how she spoke with you, and she was very angry about what
2 had occurred with the photo after it had been sent to you.
4 that.
7 question.
8 BY THE RESPONDENT:
11 an Angela Young.
14 received?
17 that she had conversations with Ms. Evavold about the photos
22 BY THE RESPONDENT:
1 A. To my knowledge, no.
5 answer.
9 further questions.
12 witness.
14 Thank you.
15 Anything else?
17 Michael Brodkorb,
24 Mr. Hansen.
1 DIRECT EXAMINATION
2 BY MR. Hansen:
3 group.
4 BY MR. HANSEN:
8 school shopping.
19 Q. You were here at this other hearing when Ms. Beaudette, who
3 Q. And you were here in the courtroom all morning. And when I
5 said that he got this long letter that says all kinds of
6 things about you and this case and so forth, has that -- was
8 A. Yes. Since the issuing of this HRO, which was granted the
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21 order?
3 from having contact with minor children that are not related
10 Q. Based upon all the facts and circumstances here, you have a
15 Ms. Beaudette and Ms. Ristau and Ms. Angela Young are behind
16 all this.
11 CROSS-EXAMINATION
12 BY THE RESPONDENT:
14 phone?
17 Q. Uh-huh.
18 A. And the phone log showed, the screen capture that you
22 A. I don't have the copies in front of me. But Ms. Young was
2 A. Yes. You look at it, you can see there is phone calls that
5 now.
9 phone.
12 Q. What would that even have to do with any of this? She lived
13 with her.
21 interrupt.
5 BY THE RESPONDENT:
8 Ms. Moore, who was the attorney, said, "Do you have any
10 Johnson?" Okay?
12 "You do?"
16 first you said it was Lea Dannewitz. Did you ever contact
17 Lea Dannewitz?
21 as narrative questions.
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25 A. I did.
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2 A. I did not.
4 everything.
6 BY THE RESPONDENT:
9 Ristau. Are you going to now, which you just did, accuse me
13 A. Yes, I do.
14 Q. What is that?
16 which was taken by Ms. Ristau, which was shared with Ms.
2 evidence.
4 Q. So --
10 determination to make.
11 Q. Right. But I'm asking you was this determined, yes, DeDe
13 A. Ms. Evavold, if you took the stand, I'm sure there could be
20 questions.
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24 an omission of truth?
1 conclusion, irrelevant.
3 Sustained.
4 BY THE RESPONDENT:
5 Q. Well, I guess what I would ask then -- you said, yes, I'm
10 read this.
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2 BY THE RESPONDENT:
3 Q. I guess I'd ask in your book did you mention any of the
5 information --
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18 BY THE RESPONDENT:
20 recording conversations?
23 question.
1 BY THE RESPONDENT:
12 question.
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16 tampering, which he --
24 this picture.
18 harassment.
20 questions.
4 Ms. Evavold?
23 argument.
3 be made that it was her and her next door neighbor that were
5 it's like a res ipsa loquitur argument. You know, they were
6 the ones that had the picture. They are the last ones.
7 They are the ones with the motive. They are the ones that
22 about that.
24 reports from the Dakota County that just show that they've
6 and Judge Asphaug that filed the police reports saying this
7 person, Jane Johnson, who none of us know who that is, that
8 they filed against her as well, that account. And that they
10 information, so --
13 reports.
18 is.
24 Johnson account.
2 police report --
6 essentially were --
8 is. Oh.
21 account is.
11 place?
25 circumstantial evidence.
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4 show me who it is, because I don't know who that account is.
9 don't know who that account is. I can tell you that. All
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